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Backing Down, Sen. Mitch McConnell Agrees To Senate Power-Sharing After Threaten Filibuster

After demanding that any Senate power-sharing agreement should include protection for the legislative filibuster, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell backed…

3 years ago

WATCH: Obama Calls For Voting Reform & Filibuster Abolition During John Lewis Eulogy

During his 40-minute eulogy for the late Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia), former President Barack Obama called for broad voting reform…

4 years ago

Wendy Davis, Texas State Senator Who Led 11-Hour Filibuster, To Challenge GOP Rep. Chip Roy In 2020

Wendy Davis, a former Texas State Senator who became famous for her 11-hour filibuster of an anti-abortion bill, will challenge…

5 years ago

Sen. John Fetterman Breaks With Progressives On Border & Israel

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) is causing a stir in the Senate by seemingly making an about-face turn on the progressive…

4 months ago

Senate Committee Approves Code Of Ethics For Supreme Court Justices

On Thursday, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary approved a proposal to establish a code of ethics for the U.S.…

10 months ago

Democrats In Congress Push To Ratify Equal Rights Amendment In The Constitution

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) and Rep. Cori Bush (D-Missouri) are pushing to enshrine the Equal Rights Amendment in the…

10 months ago

Washington, Colorado & Maryland Enact Stronger Gun Control Laws

Three states have taken measurable steps this week to regulate the firearm industry in their states—an effort to curb gun…

1 year ago

Anti-Abortion Bills Fail In Conservative Nebraska & South Carolina

State legislators failed to pass a six-week abortion ban in Nebraska on Thursday, while a near-total ban failed simultaneously in…

1 year ago

Sen. Joe Manchin Will Wait Until ‘End Of The Year’ To Decide On Independent Presidential Bid

Sen Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) claimed that while he is considering a presidential run, he will not make a definitive…

1 year ago

Sen. Joe Manchin Mum Whether He Will Remain A Democrat

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) refused to answer questions about changing party affiliation. He took time with the media to…

1 year ago

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Leaves Democratic Party, Registers As Independent

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (Arizona) announced on Friday that she will leave the Democratic party and register as an independent. “Registering…

1 year ago

Mitch McConnell Praises Moderate Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) had good things to say about centrist Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) during a speech…

2 years ago

GOP Senators Forced Removal $35 Insulin Cap From Inflation Reduction Act

The Democrats passed a scaled-back version of Joe Biden's long-sought social spending bill over the weekend but were unable to…

2 years ago

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Will Vote With Democrats To Pass Climate & Tax Bill

Centrist Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) has been a question mark ever since Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) agreed to a…

2 years ago

Sens. Manchin & Schumer Reach Surprise Budget & Climate Deal To Fight Inflation

A week and a half after centrist Sen. Joe Manchin's (D-West Virginia) long-held talks with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer…

2 years ago

House Democrats Pass Contraception Rights Bill

The House passed a bill on Thursday that federally protects access to contraception as a preemptive measure following the Supreme…

2 years ago

Senate Bipartisan Group Reaches Agreement On Electoral Count Act Reform

The Senate bipartisan group working to protect election integrity introduced two bills on Wednesday in response to former President Donald…

2 years ago

GOP Senate Candidate Herschel Walker On Climate Change: China’s ‘Bad Air Got To Move’ To U.S.

In another controversial statement, Georgia GOP Senate nominee Herschel Walker has further raised concerns about his candidacy after making false…

2 years ago

House Republicans Consider Federal Abortion Laws Prior To Midterms

House Republicans are looking ahead past the midterm elections where they are expected to take back the majority and have…

2 years ago

Senate Democrats Agree On Tax Hike For Higher Earners

Senate Democrats reached an agreement to increase taxes on some high earners to collect funds to direct toward Medicare solvency…

2 years ago